Remember to have telephone numbers and names of interviewers on you in case of delay

Remember Murphy’s Law. If it can go wrong – it will. Don’t leave anything to chance.

Upon arrival:

Who do you ask for?

The interviewer may be nervous too! Have some “stock” questions to relax both of you. You may have far to walk to the interview room. Perhaps someone else will pick you up and take you to the interviewer?

Talk about your journey

Talk about their journey..? People like to talk – get them to do the work!

Discuss the building, their products, successes, their Founder etc.

Will you be offered a drink? Don’t hesitate in telling them what you want

Have your papers to hand and your questions ready. Use a folder for your documentation.

During the interview:

Listen, Listen, Listen. You have two ears and one mouth. Heard that before? Remember it.

Some interviewers are better than others. Help them to get the best out of you

If you need to, take control – ask them if it’s OK to talk through you CV with them

Body language is key. Don’t slouch – and think about what you will do with your hands.

Don’t interrupt. If you think of something important, make a note immediately and come back to it later

If you believe that you would be very good at this job, tell them exactly why

People buy from people

Sure, this is an interview – but if you genuinely get on with the interviewer and like them, the chances are they’ll like you too. They will be calculating if you will get on with the existing team – and will your future success help them.

I don’t have any emotional garbage clogging up my brain before the interview!

But above all, it is the person they want to buy. Sure, you have skills and various attributes. Skills can be trained and employers will make allowances for that. But legislation or not, in our experience, employers rarely make allowances for people who will not fit into the existing team.